A case of multiple metastatic malignant melanoma with the largest lesion in the ileum and no skin lesion

We report the case of a 72-year-old woman with malignant melanoma and multiple metastases; the largest tumor was in the ileum. The patient experienced general fatigue and bloody feces for 1 month before consulting a nearby clinic. Blood tests revealed anemia, and fecal occult blood was positive, but...

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Main Authors: Shuji Suzuki, Shoichi Watanabe, Hiroshi Kato, Hideo Hattori, Akimichi Morita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-12-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X12001337